Can the past change? The Mandela Effect has gone mainstream. Now that the internet is buzzing with wild theories and new examples every day, it's time to go over where the ideas originated, and consider in detail what exactly might be causing it.
Blue Riband
- Carter Tweed
Take the biscuit
MMDE: Blue Ribbon
Current: Blue Riband
Many people remember the biscuit which is today called the Blue Riband as being called the Blue Ribbon. This is even though it was called that from its origin in 1936 by Gray Dunn of Scotland, and has since been managed by Nestlé.
This particular MMDE became famous when the Daily Mail reported people as being in "shock" when news of its production was announced as being moved to Poland. This wasn't why they were suprised - it was because they "had been lied to" their whole life as they were sure it was called the Blue Ribbon bar.
Although the newspaper report has a mocking tone, this is a classic Mandela Effect and those who were being affected by it were not amused at all.
CERN has a new 'Infinity Machine'
- Carter Tweed
Took 10 years to build
Dubbed "The Infinity Machine", CERN announced on May 9th, 2017 an upgrade to the LHC. The Linac 4 is designed to replace the 40 year old component which injects the particles into the main accelerator.
Costing €85bn, the design paves the way for smaller colliders in future, which means CERN or other organizations could build more in different locations.
Interestingly, CERN is stressing the uses away from nuclear physics which these machines offer, such as cancer diagnosis and art analysis in museums to help detect fakes.
There is only one museum in the world which has a particle accelerator - the Louvre in Paris. And it just happens to hold a well-known painting which is the subject of a Mandela Effect...
First US terrorist attack: 1916 Statue of Liberty
- Sue Verlander
Germans attack US in operation "Black Tom"
Ask people what was the first terrorist attack against the US and you'll hear various answers including 9/11, the 1993 WTC bombing or maybe even Pearl Harbour, but in fact it was a German attack against a munitions supply dump which caused a huge explosion and actually damaged the Statue of Liberty.
Amazingly, only 7 people were killed.
There is no significant memorial of this event - just a small plaque on-site.
It's because of this attack that the torch in the statue is closed off to visitors.
There may be a reason so few people are aware of this. At the time, Woodrow Wilson was running for election and had promised to keep the US out of the war, so news of the attack was suppressed in order for him to not appear to have broken it.
God's hand in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam
- Ian Grogan
Which is the upper hand?
MMDE: God's hand above Adams
Current: God's hand below Adams
Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" forms part of his world famous Sistine Chapel masterpiece. Some people remember the hand of God being higher than Adam's, and claim Michelangelo would not have painted such a detail any differently. Seen today, however, it shows Gods hand below that of Adam's.
This isn't the only famous religious artwork which is the subject of an MMDE - many statues show the Horns of Moses where most people don't remember them. And of course, having the hand of the creator directly involved in one has all kinds of mind blowing implications...
Disneys Alice in Wonderland - we're all mad here
- Sue Verlander
What did the Cheshire Cat say?
MMDE: We're all mad here
Current: Most everyone is mad here.
The mysterious Cheshire Cat is firmly lodged in many peoples memories having read about him, or equally likely seen him, in Lewis Carrols famous Alice in Wonderland.
In the Disney adaptation, many remember him saying "we're all mad here", and this phrase is referenced many times on the internet. It's this way in the original text, too. The problem is in the Disney movie, the phrase he uses is "Most everyone is mad here".
This Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect is likely explained by the phrase being different in the original, which is of course the authoritative source. However, it is remarkable just how many claim to have only seen the movie yet are sure they know the phrase.
The Mandela Effect - The Movie!
- Ian Grogan
A full movie based on the Mandela Effect is announced!
Periscope Entertainment has announced a new movie titled "The Mandela Effect", a psychological sci-fi-thriller, is to begin filming in June 2017 and is based on a story by David Guy Levy and Steffen Schlachtenhaufen. The IMDB listing currntly has it in "pre-production.
Not much in the way of story details have been released yet, but the film centers around “a man who becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something much larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.”
Slowly but surely the mainstream is recognizing the Mandela Effect is being experienced by more and more people every day, for example the hit TV show "Mr. Robot" featured the Berenst*in Bears in a story line.
What's on King Tut's death mask?
- Ian Grogan
One or two animals on his forehead?
MMDE: A snake
Current: A vulture and a snake
Many people remember a single snake - a cobra in fact - proudly fixed to the boy kings forehead. That's not the way we see it in art, photographs and costumes today though. In every reference, there are two animals - a vulture and the snake.
The story behind there being two animals on the headdress is that the vulture represented upper Egypt and the snake was for lower Egypt.
Some are saying the vulture looks "added on". It breaks the symmetry, and this is something the Egyptians were obsessed with. There are a few MMDE's relating to ancient Egypt - they are the oldest ones recorded. The mystery of the pharaohs continues to this day...
